Please become a supporter
of The
Friends of Tarpy Flats
For $10 a Month
Help us reach 500 sustaining supporters and reach $5000/Month
We are a 501 (c)3 Corporation
Tax ID Number 39-3600322
Our Goal is to purchase Tarpy Flats and place it with a trusted land!
Please become a supporter
of The
Friends of Tarpy Flats
For $10 a Month
Help us reach 500 sustaining supporters and reach $5000/Month
We are a 501 (c)3 Corporation
Tax ID Number 39-3600322
Our Goal is to purchase Tarpy Flats and place it with a trusted land!
Gone forever, if we don’t act now
There is much work to do to make sure Tarpy Flats does not get developed.
Our monthly operating costs are currently at $5000. While we are not currently involved in any litigation, we still pay our legal team to monitor permitting, changes to the County and City’s RHNA and CEQA plans, and other city and county activities which may affect Tarpy Flats.
Your donation provides:
- Retain counsel reviewing permit applications, housing-element and CEQA documents and related city/county actions
- State and Federal required tax and 501(c)3 filings
- Advertisements of our Wildfire Assessment and Evacuation studies in local
newspapers
- Post Office Box fees
- Website fees
- Mailchimp to keep our membership informed
PLEASE REMEMBER THAT WE ARE ALL VOLUNTEERS; WE HAVE NO PAID STAFF!
500 Sustaining Partners at $10/month gets us there.
Please scan this QR code to become a Sustaining Member today!
Thank you for your continued support!

Gone forever, if we don’t act now
There is much work to do to make sure Tarpy Flats does not get developed.
Our monthly operating costs are currently at $5000. While we are not currently involved in any litigation, we still pay our legal team to monitor permitting, changes to the County and City’s RHNA and CEQA plans, and other city and county activities which may affect Tarpy Flats.
Your donation provides:
- Retain counsel reviewing permit applications, housing-element and CEQA documents and related city/county actions
- State and Federal required tax and 501(c)3 filings
- Advertisements of our Wildfire Assessment and Evacuation studies in local
newspapers
- Post Office Box fees
- Website fees
- Mailchimp to keep our membership informed
PLEASE REMEMBER THAT WE ARE ALL VOLUNTEERS; WE HAVE NO PAID STAFF!
500 Sustaining Partners at $10/month gets us there.
Please scan this QR code to become a Sustaining Member today!
Thank you for your continued support!

Gone forever, if we don’t act now
There is much work to do to make sure Tarpy Flats does not get developed.
Our monthly operating costs are currently at $5000. While we are not currently involved in any litigation, we still pay our legal team to monitor permitting, changes to the County and City’s RHNA and CEQA plans, and other city and county activities which may affect Tarpy Flats.
Your donation provides:
- Retain counsel reviewing permit applications, housing-element and CEQA documents and related city/county actions
- State and Federal required tax and 501(c)3 filings
- Advertisements of our Wildfire Assessment and Evacuation studies in local
newspapers
- Post Office Box fees
- Website fees
- Mailchimp to keep our membership informed
PLEASE REMEMBER THAT WE ARE ALL VOLUNTEERS; WE HAVE NO PAID STAFF!
500 Sustaining Partners at $10/month gets us there.
Please scan this QR code to become a Sustaining Member today!
Thank you for your continued support!

Save Tarpy Flats Consortium
Both the city and county of Monterey have unnecessarily earmarked sites on Tarpy Flats for high density housing to satisfy the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA). Such development would create gridlocked traffic, increase both the risk and consequence of fire in this high fire hazard zone, jeopardize emergency evacuation, and degrade the ecosystem and natural beauty of this area.
(See resources or click links for wildfire threat assessment report and the wildfire evacuation report studies)
The Save Tarpy Flats Consortium was created to prevent development which exceeds the state’s affordable housing mandate and which will overburden both the environment and infrastructure of this area. The consortium’s mission is to preserve the environment and character of Tarpy Flats for the benefit of the entire Monterey region.
We encourage you to learn more, sign the online petition, get involved and donate to help preserve our Monterey way of life.
Save Tarpy Flats Consortium
Both the city and county of Monterey have unnecessarily earmarked sites on Tarpy Flats for high density housing to satisfy the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA). Such development would create gridlocked traffic, increase both the risk and consequence of fire in this high fire hazard zone, jeopardize emergency evacuation, and degrade the ecosystem and natural beauty of this area.
(See resources or click links for wildfire threat assessment report and the wildfire evacuation report studies)
The Save Tarpy Flats Consortium was created to prevent development which exceeds the state’s affordable housing mandate and which will overburden both the environment and infrastructure of this area. The consortium’s mission is to preserve the environment and character of Tarpy Flats for the benefit of the entire Monterey region.
We encourage you to learn more, sign the online petition, get involved and donate to help preserve our Monterey way of life.
Save Tarpy Flats Consortium
Both the city and county of Monterey have unnecessarily earmarked sites on Tarpy Flats for high density housing to satisfy the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA). Such development would create gridlocked traffic, increase both the risk and consequence of fire in this high fire hazard zone, jeopardize emergency evacuation, and degrade the ecosystem and natural beauty of this area.
(See resources or click links for wildfire threat assessment report and the wildfire evacuation report studies)
The Save Tarpy Flats Consortium was created to prevent development which exceeds the state’s affordable housing mandate and which will overburden both the environment and infrastructure of this area. The consortium’s mission is to preserve the environment and character of Tarpy Flats for the benefit of the entire Monterey region.
We encourage you to learn more, sign the online petition, get involved and donate to help preserve our Monterey way of life.
The proposed development would add over 5,000 car trips per day—worsening delays at this already overburdened intersection next to the Monterey Airport.


The proposed development would add over 5,000 car trips per day—worsening delays at this already overburdened intersection next to the Monterey Airport.

The proposed development would add over 5,000 car trips per day—worsening delays at this already overburdened intersection next to the Monterey Airport.
Tarpy Flats is located in a State-designated High Fire Hazard Severity Zone. Increasing residential density raises the risk of fires starting from human activity. The strain on local water supplies could also limit firefighting efforts during an emergency.


Tarpy Flats is located in a State-designated High Fire Hazard Severity Zone. Increasing residential density raises the risk of fires starting from human activity. The strain on local water supplies could also limit firefighting efforts during an emergency.

Tarpy Flats is located in a State-designated High Fire Hazard Severity Zone. Increasing residential density raises the risk of fires starting from human activity. The strain on local water supplies could also limit firefighting efforts during an emergency.
The proposed housing development would result in a sevenfold increase in residents relying on a single vulnerable chokepoint: the intersection of Olmsted Road and Highway 68.


The proposed housing development would result in a sevenfold increase in residents relying on a single vulnerable chokepoint: the intersection of Olmsted Road and Highway 68.

The proposed housing development would result in a sevenfold increase in residents relying on a single vulnerable chokepoint: the intersection of Olmsted Road and Highway 68.
Tarpy Flats area is home to a diverse range of native wildlife that rely on its open space to survive. Development would fragment this ecosystem.


Tarpy Flats area is home to a diverse range of native wildlife that rely on its open space to survive. Development would fragment this ecosystem.

Tarpy Flats area is home to a diverse range of native wildlife that rely on its open space to survive. Development would fragment this ecosystem.





